Product Manufacturing Engineer

OpenAI; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 152,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a product manufacturing engineer in SF to drive manufacturing and quality initiatives from concept through mass production with a focus on PCB/PCBA fabrication and test. You will lead design and manufacturing processes for next-gen AI hardware, coordinating with design, operations, TPMs and external vendors to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.

You will establish NPIs, implement robust quality controls, and perform hands-on manufacturing analysis across design, prototyping

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing initiatives from concept to production.
• Ability to oversee PCB/PCBA manufacturing and related tests.
• Proven track record in establishing NPIs and quality controls.

Responsibilities

• Drive manufacturing and quality initiatives from concept to launch.
• Lead design and manufacturing process for next-gen AI hardware.
• Establish NPI manufacturing processes, systems and quality controls.
• Provide hands-on manufacturing analysis during design, development and production.
• Research automation techniques and develop new tests for efficiency.
• Own L6-L10 product manufacturing development including PCB/PCBA and assembly.
• Develop and manage manufacturing requirements, scope, schedules and deliverables with teams and suppliers.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure program success.
• Perform risk assessment, mitigation and change management on projects.
• Manage multiple projects and monitor progress to meet deadlines.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Quality initiatives

PCB/PCBA manufacturing

NPI process

Process improvement

Project management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Job description

OpenAI's Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native silicon and tightly integrated systems to power the next generation of frontier models. By co-designing chips, systems, tools, and methodologies, the team helps deliver faster, more efficient, and production-ready hardware for OpenAI's supercomputing platform.

About the Role

We're looking for a product manufacturing engineer, who will be responsible for driving technical initiatives related to manufacturing to ensure product success from concept to launch and through mass production with a specific focus on PCB and PCBa manufacturing and process. You'll have the opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders, from design engineering and operations teams,TPMs, external industry vendors and partners to ensure that all products are developed and delivered on time and to the highest quality standards.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

In this role, you'll be responsible for driving manufacturing and quality initiatives to ensure product success from concept to launch

Lead the product design and the manufacturing process for next-gen AI hardware system development, you will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders, from design engineering and operations teams, TPMs and external industry vendors and partners to ensure that all products are developed and delivered on time and to the highest quality standards.

Lead the team to establish NPI product manufacturing process, systems and quality controls, defining clear milestones and deliverables, drive internal process improvements across multiple terms and functions

Provide hands-on product manufacturing analysis during design, development, testing, prototypes and production phases.

Research automation techniques and develop new tests and systems for efficiency.

Own L6 up to potentially L10 product manufacturing development of the hardware product. This includes the PCB, PCBA, cabling and connectorization & L10 assembly spanning internal and external development work through successful deployment into the infrastructure and support of production workloads at scale

Develop and manage overall product manufacturing requirements, scope, schedules, and deliverables with engineering teams, TPMs, suppliers, partners and key stakeholders

Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of programs

Utilize problem-solving skills to resolve issues and overcome obstacles, perform risk assessment, risk mitigation and change management on projects.

Manage multiple projects simultaneously

Monitor project progress and ensure deadlines and standards are met

You might thrive in this role if you:

Have an impressive track record of leading complex projects from concept to production launch and have the ability to work with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of programs

Are a creative, detail-oriented, and self-motivated individual looking for an exciting opportunity in the tech industry, this could be the perfect role for you

Stay up to date on industry trends and manufacturing technologies for PCB & PCBa

Like being a close partner with cross-functional teams to understand key designchanges requiring validation to accurately integrate engineering validation needs into the overall system build

Have experience driving development timelines for new platform introduction and managing internal review processes

Have significant experience driving creativity, quality, and schedule at multinational JDM/CMs & suppliers

Are deeply familiar with PCB material selection, PCBA, BOM component selection, assembly and rework processes, with all relevant equipment

Know the nightmare that is testing ultra-high speed signals

Are excited by capturing, analyzing, and presenting manufacturing test data

Are keen on corrective actions

Are comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing conditions.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.

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